Cass County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Cass County, Illinois. Population: 13.0K.

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Median Home Price

$100.0K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$64.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.5x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$30.6K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,007

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

2.01%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$506

Property Tax$167

Insurance$41.66

Total Monthly$714

Historical Home Prices

2016

$62.5K

2017

$68.1K

+8.9%%

2018

$67.7K

-0.5%%

2019

$72.4K

+7.0%%

2020

$78.3K

+8.0%%

2021

$77.3K

-1.2%%

2022

$84.3K

+9.0%%

2023

$92.4K

+9.6%%

2024

$94.0K

+1.8%%

2025

$92.6K

-1.5%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.8%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

71.2%

Black

3.7%

Hispanic

21.9%

Asian

0.8%

Two or More Races

1.3%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

156

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

38.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 39/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

78°F

Average summer high

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